Beyond Religion. The Cultural Evolution of the Sense of the Sacred, from Shamanism to Religion to Post-religious Spirituality, Paperback - William Irw

Traces the history of religion and examines the explosion in religious violence in light of ongoing cultural transformation.

Contributor(s): Author: Gregory J. LaugheryAuthor: George DiepstraAdam and Eve? Magic trees in the Garden? Was the world created in six days? Is ev...

DescriptionIt is often assumed that there are two ways of interpreting the world: a rational scientific way, or an irrational religious way. Spirit...

Reducere. All too often Scripture is read only to find answers to life's perplexing questions, to prove a theological point, or to formulate doctrine. But Wi...

Reducere. In this classic treatise on Christian spirituality, Rowan Williams takes us with a new eye along a road marked out by Paul, John, Ignatius, Irenaeu...

With a Foreword by Rowan Williams - Master of Magdalene College, CambridgeReligions - broadly defined - are found in probably all human societies. ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom Hero to Servant to Mystic addresses both the initial and ongoing formation of priests by tracing three significant stages in how th...

Reducere. Fourth-generation fundamentalist Carlton Pearson, a Christian megastar and host, takes a courageous and controversial stand on religion that propos...

DescriptionApophatic theology, or negative theology, attempts to describe God, the Divine Good, by negation, to speak only in terms of what may not...

Reducere. A Dynamic Account of Religion's Central Role in American History

Reducere. Among all groups in Christendom, the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement is second in size only to the Roman Catholic Church, with growth that shows n...

Being human is a lifelong journey of becoming. This journey defines our humanity, for it is a journey toward our source and our fulfillment, descri...

Reducere. Push your writing through the trite and the boring to something fresh, something transformative."Writing as spiritual practice has nothing to do wi...

Reducere. Apophatic theology, or negative theology, attempts to describe God, the Divine Good, by negation, to speak only in terms of what may not be said ab...

The Bible is full of ancient texts long predating the assembly of Judaism's and Christianity's sacred books. Why these texts, and how were they tra...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Stephen J. NicholsJesus is as American as baseball and apple pie. But how this came to be is a complex story--one that Step...

Reducere. WHICH IS THE WORSHIP THAT CONQUERS THE HEART OF THE FATHER? If your desire is to please the Father, worship Him without reservations and conditions...

Reducere. In this book, Brother David Steindl-Rast, who has been a monk for more than 50 years, argues that every sensual experiencewhether the joy of walkin...

In Overcoming Religious Illiteracy, Harvard professor and Phillips Academy teacher Diane L. Moore argues that though the United States is one of th...

Reducere. At his Wednesday audiences during 2007 and 2008 Pope Benedict XVI gave a series of short talks on the Fathers of the Church. He devoted himself not...

Foucault lived in Tunisia for two years and travelled to Japan and Iran more than once. Yet throughout his critical scholarship, he insisted that t...

This book uncovers the history of the concept of the soul in twentieth-century Europe and North America. Beginning in fin de siecle Germany, Kocku ...

Reducere. This collection of David Steindl-Rast's essays directs us back to the true authority--our inner core of knowing. An invitation to reconnect with th...

Publisher: Darton, Longman & Todd LtdAuthor(s): Rowan WilliamsNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 198 x 125 x 14Cover type: Paper...

Reducere. When Rima Morrell first went to Hawai'i as a young anthropology student from Cambridge University, she was surprised to find a lighter brighter wor...

Reducere. The Taste of Transcendence is the perfect introduction to mankind's collective spiritual wisdom. You will find carefully selected foundational song...

In volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of anci...

Reducere. A rich display of the Christian tradition's reading of Scripture Though well-known and oft-repeated, the advice to read the Bible "like any other b...

Reducere. In an era of fraud, corruption, and the relentless celebration of image over substance, the message of this perennial best-seller is more timely th...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of R...

Reducere. Runes have been used for divination and writing in Europe for thousands of years. But where did they come from? Modern academia tells us that the R...

Reducere. This is an informative and easy to understand introduction to the academic study of religion. Touches upon such topics as "Where did religion come ...

Reducere. It was born a scant ninety-five years ago in a rundown warehouse on Azusa Street in Los Angeles. For days the religious-revival service there went ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Psalmist wrote: "Be still and know that I am God" (Ps 46: 10). Coming from the deep silence and asceticism of medi val Carthusian mo...

This book fills a gap left by much critical scholarship on the Qur'an, arguing that the earliest surahs are logical, clear, and intelligible compos...

Reducere. Sacred Body, Sacred Spirit is a book about transforming our ordinary lives into a sacred experience. You will be introduced to Tantra as the essenc...